Woomera (spear-thrower)
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A woomera is an Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device. Similar to an atlatl, it serves as an extension of the human arm, enabling a spear to travel at a greater speed and force than possi
The woomera in this picture is the wooden object at left.
Mokare with spear and woomera. Another woomera lies at his feet.
A sharp stone attached to the end of the handle
Eora
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The Eora are an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales. Eora is the name given by the early colonising British military officers to a group of Aboriginal people belonging to the clans along t
Portrait of Bennelong, a senior Wangal clansman of the Eora.
